Diego Peretti (born 10 February 1963) is an Argentine actor, screenwriter and former psychiatrist.
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Life and career
Born in Buenos Aires on 10 February 1963 and raised in the neighbourhood of Constitución, Peretti was the son of immigrants to Argentina (an Italian school teacher on physics and maths and a Spanish clothier). He studied at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and the Medical School of the UBA, after which he completed a four-year residency to train as a psychiatrist at the Hospital Castex in San Martín. In his youth, he was a member of the Intransigent Party.
He practised as a psychiatrist for fourteen years. Peretti started his acting film career with an appearance in El sueño de los héroes. He took part in several movies and TV series, including the 2004 romantic comedy No sos vos, soy yo, and his most famous rol as Emilio Ravenna in the satire Los Simuladores a popular TV series aired on Telefé. He starred opposite Carolina Peleritti in ¿Quién dice que es fácil?, and, drawing on his background in psychiatry for a number of roles, has starred in a number of crime dramas, including Bottom of the Sea (The Bottom of the Ocean, 2004), Wakolda (2013), The Heist of the Century (2020), Tiempo de Valientes (A Time for Valor, 2005), and La Señal (The Signal, 2007).
In 2012, he starred in a show named En terapia, which was the local adaptation of In Treatment aired on TV Pública, the public channel managed by the National Government.
Filmography
Awards
Nominations
2013 Martín Fierro Awards
Best actor of miniseries
Personal life
He has a daughter, actress Mora Peretti, who was conceived with his wife Natalia.